Rib Progress:I am continuing to recover from my broken rib. I can drive reasonably comfortably, for example, though I have to make sure to pull up particularly close to the electronic pad that opens our garage door, so I don’t have to reach too far with the key fob. The main thing that is annoying is not being able to lift heavy objects, so I had ( Read more... )

I was having a good time in Chicago, until Sunday night when I fell on an uneven bit of sidewalk. I did not, at first, realize how hurt I was, but was in more pain as the night wore on. Instead of taking the train to New Orleans as planned, I came home, where I went to urgent care and found out I have broken my 9th posterior lateral left rib.

This ( Read more... )

Now that I’ve gotten through what I intended on my DC guide, I can do some catching up. I’ll have other posts to write, too - one on the May prompts and one on my trip to Philadelphia last week. But I am traveling again this week (and next week) so it may take a little while.

Two Local Art Installations: A couple of weeks ago, I went with a friend ( Read more... )

Celebrity Death Watch: Jonathan Bush was a banker and the brother of George H.W. Bush. Paul Van Doren co-founded Vans. Leigh Perkins expanded Orris into a major mail order retailer, mostly of fishing and outdoors gear. Spencer Silver co-invented Post-it Notes. Pete duPont served two terms as governor of Delaware. Art Gensler founded the world’ ( Read more... )

I did ProLon Sunday through Thursday of the first week of May. First, this is the article which got me interested in the so-called Fast Mimicking Diet. As an aging person suffering from various aspects of middle age, it sounded worth trying. I bought a “meal kit” last September and did the 5day program shortly after I retired in October. I ( Read more... )

Vaccine: I had the second Pfizer shot on April 8th. So I’m now past the freedom-granting 2 week mark! Which enabled me to go to a surprise birthday party for a friend on Sunday.

Gastroenterology: As I mentioned previously, my doctor referred me to get a GI work-up to see if there was any source of bleeding which would account for my iron ( Read more... )

I have several other things to write about, which I will list below, but I want to clear off a few random odds and ends first.

Mostly Harmless: This article tells the story about a hiker who was found dead and the effort to identify him. I thought it was really interesting reading.

Another Lost Person: The story of somebody who shouldn’t have been ( Read more... )

I took the Metro today for the first time in a little over 9 months, because I had a doctor's appointment and I can't deal with driving in the city. The train was really empty, so social distancing was not an issue at all.

I need to get some additional lab work (iron and vitamin B tests) because of mild anemia. But everything else is stable. I do ( Read more... )